With a big thank you to ArenaNet for making this possible, we are glad to announce that we are holding the Biggest Fan Contest for the community! We've got three signed collector's editions of Guild Wars 2 that are looking for new homes. How can you win such an amazing prize? Read below!

How to Enter
We want you to show us how much you love of the game by created something Guild Wars 2 related. It can be a poem, a diorama, a painting, a comic, a video, a cake, a quilt, an... anything!

Simply reply to this thread with your entry.

Voting
Once the contest ends, the staff here will help vote the winners. You can help out by hitting the Like button on any entry you deem worthy of winning! We'll announce the winners after the votes have been cast. Winners will receive a PM asking for their physical address.

Restrictions/Legal

Entries are limited to US and Canadian residents only. Residents of Arizona, Massachusetts and the province of Quebec, Canada are ineligible to enter or win.

Winners are given a week to reply to our PM. If said winner does not reply, they forfeit their prize.

I'm sorry that some of you will think it's unfair, but I can't exactly agree with that. There have been several EU sites that have given CE's since Guild Wars 2 has come out. The restriction sucks, yes, but there have been many opportunities for both regions.

Feel free to PM me if you have a question regarding moderation, want to leave some feedback, or just want to chat!

[quote name='Khalija' timestamp='1359140470' post='2150833']
I'm sorry that some of you will think it's unfair, but I can't exactly agree with that. There have been several EU sites that have given CE's since Guild Wars 2 has come out. The restriction sucks, yes, but there have been many opportunities for both regions.
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Maybe I'm wrong but I really do not recall such a opportunity for EU players in the past.

[quote name='Rezo' timestamp='1359140503' post='2150835']
Maybe I'm wrong but I really do not recall such a opportunity for EU players in the past.
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[url="http://www.guildwars2journal.com/topic/695-guild-wars-2-collectors-edition-eu-giveaway"]http://www.guildwars...ion-eu-giveaway[/url]
And here's a list of them: [url="http://www.guildwars2forum.com/threads/7599-Guild-Wars-2-Competitions"]http://www.guildwars...-2-Competitions[/url]

Feel free to PM me if you have a question regarding moderation, want to leave some feedback, or just want to chat!

[quote name='Elder III' timestamp='1359140752' post='2150838']
There are EU located FanSites that have run similar contests. This is not a question of fairness - it's a question of Geography, which is out of everyone's control.
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Your right, I've checked and there was one time event when they had giveaway on EU fan sites in august but rewards were only Deluxe and standard game edition boxes.
Couldn't find anything more unfortunately.

[quote name='Khalija' timestamp='1359140470' post='2150833']
I'm sorry that some of you will think it's unfair, but I can't exactly agree with that. There have been several EU sites that have given CE's since Guild Wars 2 has come out. The restriction sucks, yes, but there have been many opportunities for both regions.
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This is true, but as GW2Guru being the biggest fansite I'm kinda disappointed with this.. :/

I never bothered to carve pumpkins before, but I did this past October after seeing all the cool screenshots of Mad King Thorn. It's been a couple months, but I made it at one point so it still counts, right? ;P

off the top of my head; can only think of these guys:
actionjack and his comics (I can't find the thread)
Jaqen Hghar and his artwork. I would link the thread but the mods destroyed it..... just saying.
Eshera and her speedbrush work
CKABEH 3BEPOB and his fanart

The CE i kinda understand, because of shipping. But the gem card could be easily be given to anyone in the world... sucks =/

Given, yes. Awarded? No. See, there's these nasty things call laws, and unfortunately it's complicated enough wiht just dealing with one region's laws (in this instance, North America). Especially if you have a contest based on merit (like this) but auto-disquailfies someone from placing in the top spot because of something not related to the contest that doesn't outright disqualify them from the contest. No "You can enter if you are not from here, but you can't win first place".

And even giveaways can have issues with items worth money - and the gem cards are blatantly worth money.

I do find the Arizona/Massachusetts thing odd though. It's usually Rhode Island (due to contest registration rules. Or does this not hit the fees/etc since it's not a simply lottery-giveaway style?)